Hex converter

Broadback · Aug 29, 2009, 15:35:08

I used to have a nice and easy Hex converter, which I have lost.

You could get it to open a file, it then it displayed a spli window, with the hex in one pane and the code in the other. It seemed to work with any size files and was easy to rewrite sections. Anyone able to point me to a similar program please? I have tried Googling and downloaded several hex converting programmes, but non of them suitable.

Rik · Aug 29, 2009, 15:42:50

Is this any good, BB?

http://bluefive.pair.com/hexwrite.htm

or this:

http://www.softplatz.com/Soft/Development/Other/Hex-to-ASCII-Converter.html

Broadback · Aug 29, 2009, 15:55:26

Thanks for the rapid reply Rik, but neither full fill my requirement. I need to load a whole programme into it, then be able to compare simultaneously the original and the hex, then alter as required. I wish I could remember the one I used, it was so useful and easy, I guess I lost it when my machine broke last March and I had to replace it.

Rik · Aug 29, 2009, 15:59:57

AAMOI, why do you need to look at the hex?

Ray · Aug 29, 2009, 16:03:14

Is this what you're looking for, BB, Winhex

Mouseroo · Aug 29, 2009, 16:13:58

WinHex is the most likely candidate, but I'll throw Hexplorer into the mix to add some more choice

Broadback · Aug 29, 2009, 16:14:33

Thanks for the help folk, but I have trawled through all my back-up CDs and found it. It is called XVI32, not exactly a descriptive name. I want to look at some programmes and make alterations by simple typing, this does just that..

Sebby · Aug 29, 2009, 17:17:13

This is one I've used in the past:

http://www.physics.ohio-state.edu/~prewett/hexedit/

Simon · Aug 29, 2009, 17:58:23

Sorry, I have to ask, what the heck is a hex converter?

Rik · Aug 29, 2009, 18:05:30

It converts ASCII codes to Hexadecimal pairs and vice versa. Thus, a space character, say, which has the ASCII value of 32, would be 20 in hex. Computers speak binary, not decimal, so that's 00100000, but that's hard to read and write, so each byte is split into two four bit nibbles, and the 16 possible numbers are represented by 0-9 and then A(10) to F(fifteen).

Simon · Aug 29, 2009, 18:32:24

Rik · Aug 29, 2009, 18:32:59

How much more detail would you like?

Simon · Aug 29, 2009, 18:39:26

None, it's perfectly clear.

Rik · Aug 29, 2009, 18:44:51

Shame, I was just going to teach you to count in binary.

Simon · Aug 29, 2009, 19:34:30

There are 10 types of people in the world: Those who understand binary, and those who don't...

Rik · Aug 29, 2009, 19:36:16

Exactly, and that makes at least 10 of us.

Simon · Aug 29, 2009, 19:41:17

I can only count up to 11 though.

Glenn · Aug 29, 2009, 19:45:37

you mean 3

Simon · Aug 29, 2009, 19:48:36

That's what I said.

drummer · Aug 30, 2009, 01:06:57

I despise hexadecimal with a passion and don't pretend to understand it, yet utilise it all the time, courtesy of a ready-reckoner on a scrap of paper, hand-written by a friend.

Cutting-edge eh?

This is the type of nonsense I've had to struggle with for the best part of two decades. As an artful bodger I can usually scrape by, but it's so very counter-intuitive.

I hate numbers.

Rant over.

At ease...

Sebby · Aug 30, 2009, 01:58:02

That makes my eyes hurt!

Rik · Aug 30, 2009, 10:56:16

His playing makes your ears hurt, Seb.

Sebby · Aug 30, 2009, 12:11:29

Broadback · Aug 30, 2009, 19:23:14

If anyone is interested I could take a snapshot of the program in use, which may explain it. However if anyone wants that they will have to take me through the process of doing so and then displaying it here>

Rik · Aug 30, 2009, 19:26:23

The easiest way, BB, is to hit Alt+PrtScrn when you're using the program, then open a bitmap editing program (Paint to Photoshop) and paste the image into it, saving from there to your HD. In a message, hit reply (don't use the quick reply function), then click on additional options and browse to the image.